WJPA Sports

Four Washington County soccer teams head to the WPIAL semifinals, three of the Monday night. Bentworth boys and Peters Township girls are higher-seeded teams in their match-ups while Trinity boys face the top-seeded team in the 3A bracket. Tuesday, the Bentworth girls take on #1 Sewickley Academy in the 1A semifinals, a rematch of last year’s WPIAL title match. We’ll have audio coverage of all four soccer semifinals on the WJPA Sports Network. We’re also producing the NFHS Network video (subscription required). If either Bentworth team or Trinity lose, they would play later this week in the PIAA qualifier round. The championship matches are scheduled for Nov. 5-7 at the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Click for WPIAL brackets

Semifinals
Monday, Nov. 2
3A Boys #4 Trinity vs. #1 Plum, 5:45 pm at Thomas Jefferson, WJPA-AM (1450), Listen Here
4A Girls #2 Peters Township vs. #3 North Allegheny, 5:45 pm at Chartiers Valley, WJPA.com, Listen Here
1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #5 Springdale, 7:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA.com, Listen Here

Tuesday, Nov. 3
1A Girls #5 Bentworth vs. #1 Sewickley Academy, 5:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-AM (1450), Listen Here

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaylen Warren tied a career high with 143 rushing yards and a touchdown on his 28th birthday to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 27-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers moved into first place all alone at 6-2 after beating the Browns at home for the 23rd straight time in the regular season, tying an NFL record. The Steelers dominated the line of scrimmage, rushing for 200 yards, including 160 in the first half alone. Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson spent most of the day under heavy pressure. The Steelers sacked Watson eight times to drop the Browns to 5-3.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Lamar Jackson needs surgery for a thumb injury he suffered on Baltimore’s first offensive snap against Buffalo on Sunday, and the injury could be season-ending. Ravens coach Jesse Minter announced those details after the Ravens’ 36-10 loss to Buffalo. Jackson had missed three games with an ankle injury before he was hurt on a pass attempt to Zay Flowers. The two-time MVP was unable to finish his follow-through, and his right hand struck Bills pass rusher Greg Rousseau’s arm. Jackson immediately headed off the field and pointed to his thumb. He took a knee before reaching the sideline.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Koosman, an All-Star pitcher who secured the final out for the Miracle Mets in the 1969 World Series, has died at 83. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Koosman died Sunday in Osceola, Wisconsin, after battling multiple illnesses for about a year. Koosman was a key player in the historic win over the Baltimore Orioles by the Mets, who before 1969 never finished with a winning record, He was 222-209 with a 3.36 ERA over 19 seasons. Koosman played for the Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. He is survived by his three children.

WPIAL girls volleyball action heads into the final week, starting with Monday’s 5A quarterfinals at Peters Township. The winner advances to Wednesday’s semifinals and clinches a beth in the state tournament. 2A Fort Cherry and 3A Waynesburg have already locked up PIAA berths heading into their semifinal matches Tuesday/Wednesday. The WPIAL championships are set for Peters Township’s AHN Arena. 1A & 6A finals will be on Thursday, Nov. 5. The other four championship matches will be played on Saturday, Nov. 7. Click for WPIAL brackets.

Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 2
5A #1 Peters Township hosting #8 Armstrong, 7 pm

Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 3
2A #2 Fort Cherry vs. #3 Frazier, 7:30 pm at Peters Township

Wednesday, Nov. 4
3A #2 Waynesburg vs. #3 Avonworth, 6 pm at North Allegheny